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Reference tables of numeric input codes by category, which characters have a real legacy Windows Alt code, and the universal hex-based method for the ones that don't.
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01 Browse by category
Accents Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
The alt-code and HTML methods for the most commonly typed…
Arrows Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
None of the standard arrow characters fall in the Windows-1252…
Bullets Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
The standard bullet sits in the Windows-1252 special block and…
Currency Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
Most world currency symbols, including the cent, pound, and yen…
Fractions Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
The three fractions built into Latin-1 (¼ ½ ¾) have…
Greek Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
No Greek letter has a legacy Windows Alt code, they…
Legal Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
The section, pilcrow, copyright, registered, and trademark marks used in…
Math Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
Only the plus-minus, multiplication, and division signs have a legacy…
Punctuation Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
Em dash, en dash, curly-style guillemets, and the true ellipsis…
Stars Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
Neither the asterisk (a basic keyboard key, not really an…
Superscripts Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
Superscript 1, 2, and 3 are the only superscript characters…
Symbols Alt Codes: Windows, Mac & HTML
General-purpose reference symbols that don't belong to a narrower category,…
02 Guides and how-tos
Longer explainers on the software and keyboard side of this pillar.
03 FAQ
How do I copy a character from this page?
Search or browse to what you need, then tap its key and it is copied to your clipboard instantly. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac). Everything here is free and needs no sign-in.
Do these characters work on phones and in social media?
Yes. These are standard Unicode characters, so they paste into almost any app, browser, document, username or bio. A few older or plain-text-only fields strip them out, which is a limit of that field, not the character.
Do I need the numeric keypad for Alt codes?
For the legacy Alt+NNNN method, yes, it only works with the number pad and Num Lock on. Laptops without a keypad can use the Fn layer, the on-screen keyboard, or simply copy the character from its page instead.
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